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Sad Farewell for Hudson Family

Classmates recall 7-year-old 'whiz kid' Julian

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 3, 2008 2:16 AM CST

(Newser) – Actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell, brother Jason and 7-year-old nephew, Julian, were remembered by family and friends in an emotional public memorial service at their Chicago Baptist church yesterday, a week after the three were murdered. The most poignant moments came as Julian's second-grade teacher read comments from his classmates, People reports.

"I'm sad he didn't get to be president," one child lamented. Another recalled he loved to tell knock-knock jokes. "Julian was a role model, an academic whiz and a best friend," said his teacher. "You could look into his eyes and you knew he always had the right answer."
 

Debra Nichols-Windham adjusts a portrait of her cousin Jason before a community memorial service.
Debra Nichols-Windham adjusts a portrait of her cousin Jason before a community memorial service.   (AP Photo/Chicago Tribune, E. Jason Wambsgans)
A memorial service was held yesterday for the slain members of Jennifer Hudson's family.
A memorial service was held yesterday for the slain members of Jennifer Hudson's family.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
A teacher and classmates remember Jennifer Hudson's slain nephew, Julian, during a Memorial Service  yesterday at the Pleasant Gift Memorial Baptist Church in Chicago.
A teacher and classmates remember Jennifer Hudson's slain nephew, Julian, during a Memorial Service yesterday at the Pleasant Gift Memorial Baptist Church in Chicago.   (AP Photo/Chicago Tribune, E. Jason Wambsgans)
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